Exploration CBM Exploration
CBM-III Fiscal Package (Production Level Payment %) (Awardee Company / Consortium)
0 to 0.5
40
16
6
11.0
33.7
36
57
65.3
54.8
25
0.5 to 1
46
31.0
54
50
1 to 1.5
35
81
66.0
60
1.5 to 2
81.0
2 to 2.5
30
5
2.5 to 3
65
3 to 3.5
20
3.5 to 4
4 to 4.5
10
70
4.5 to 5
5 to above
Detailed geological, laboratory & engineering studies
YES
Exploratory Corehole drilling including Geophysical logging (No. of Coreholes)
8
Analysis of coal grade, rank, clear spacing of core samples obtained during Corehole logging (No. of samples)
400
64
Gas content analysis of coal samples by desorption and adsorption studies. (No. of samples)
Injection/Fall off test in the coreholes for carrying out permeability (No. of tests)
Drilling, completion, stimulation, well testing, dewatering of the test wells. (No. of test wells)
2
Drilling of pilot wells. (No. of pilot wells)
15
Techno-economic feasibility report and full scale commercial development plan.
Market surveys and commitments.
Estimated Expenditure (US$ MM)
35.00
12.92
16.60
17.20
16.68
3.00
17.73
17.68
2.00
Results Announced for third round of CBM
Sr.No.
Block Name
Coal / Lignite Field
State
Company/Consortium
1.
RM-CBM-2005/III
Rajmahal
Jharkhand
ARROW-GAIL-EIG -TATA
2.
BB-CBM-2005/III
Birbhum
West Bengal
BP Exploration (Alpha) Ltd.
3.
TR-CBM-2005/III
Tatapani-Ramkola
Chattisgarh
ARROW-GAIL-EIG –TATA
4.
MR-CBM-2005/III
Mand-Raigarh
ARROW-GAIL-EIG
5.
SP(N)-CBM-2005/III
Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh
REL-RNRL-Geopetrol
6.
SR-CBM-2005/III
Singrauli
COALGAS-Deep Industries
7.
KG(E)-CBM-2005/III
Kothagudem
Andhra Pradesh
8.
BS(4)-CBM-2005/III
Barmer
Rajasthan
9.
BS(5)-CBM-2005/III
10.
GV(N)-CBM-2005/III
Godavari North
COALGAS-Deep Industries-Adinath
Ministry of Petroleum has awarded the following blocks under CBMExploration.
S.No
State / Coal field
Area (sq km)
Name of bidders
1
SH(N)-CBM-2003/II
Chattisgarh & MP - Sonhat
825
Ril
BS(3)-CBM-2003/II
Gujarat Barmer - Sanchor
790
ONGC-GSPC
3
SK-CBM-2003/II
Jharkhand - South Karanpura
ONGC
4
NK(W)-CBM-2003/II
Jharkhand - North Karanpura
267
ST-CBM-2003/II
Madhya Pradesh - Satpura
714
WD-CBM-2003/II
Maharashtra - Wardha
503
7
BS(I)-CBM-2003/II
Rajasthan - Barmer
1045
RIL
BS(II)-CBM-2003/II
1020
9
GV(N)-CBM-2003/II
Andhra Pradesh - Godavari
386
No bid
ONGC- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
GSPC- Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
Ril- Reliance